2014 Latin American Cities Conferences – Medellin: Lessons from Technology Leaders
2014 Latin American Cities Conferences – Medellin: Lessons from Technology Leaders
Scheduled for June 12, the first AS/COA conference in Medellin will examine the city's advances in technology and innovation.
New York, June 9, 2014—Selected as the world’s “Innovative City of the Year” in 2013 by Citi, the Urban Land Institute, and The Wall Street Journal, Medellin is one of the most vibrant cities in Latin America today and a success story for policymakers worldwide. Partnerships between the public and private sectors have helped modernize Medellin, while fostering social inclusion and innovation in the once crime-ridden capital.
Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) brings its Latin American Cities Conferences Series to Medellin for the first time on Thursday, June 12, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. A panel with representatives from leading technology companies will discuss recent cases of technology adaption as well as challenges for innovation in Colombia and Latin America. The conference will be broadcast live.
The list of local and international speakers at the conference include: Santiago Rojas, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Tourism; Diego Molano, Minister of Information Technologies and Communications; Aníbal Gaviria, Mayor, Medellin; Andres Giolito, Country Manager, Globant Colombia; Hernán Rincón, President, Microsoft Latin America; José Antonio Ríos, Chairman and CEO, Celistics; Joel Schwartz, Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMC; Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA); Victor Traverso, Director and Representative, CAF, Colombia; Claudia Vasquez, Vice President, CA Technologies.
Visit www.as-coa.org/Medellin2014 for the complete agenda, blog, and live webcast of the conference.
The webcast begins Thursday, June 12, 2014, 8:30 a.m. local time, 9:30 a.m. EDT.
Get live updates on Twitter via @ASCOA and #TechMedellin
Tune into the live webcast here.
2014 Latin American Cities Conferences — Medellin
More Jobs and More Growth: Lessons from Technology Leaders
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Conference: 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Club Unión Medellín
Cra. 43A No. 1
50 Medellín
Medellín, Colombia
Press Inquiries: Please contact Adriana La Rotta at alarotta@as-coa.org or 1-212-277-8384.
